noun
- herbaceous flowering plants other than grasses, sedges, and rushes
Usage: botanical; ecology
Examples
- The prairie contained a diverse mix of grasses and forbs.
- Botanists studied the forbs growing in the meadow ecosystem.
- Many forbs bloom in spring and summer.
- The restoration project included planting native forbs.
- Forbs provide important food sources for pollinators.
- The field guide helped identify common forbs in the region.